Smart phone industry will again undergo major changes in 2013. The design is made more charming. Its function is more intelligent as it is supported by a variety of industry sectors.
In the future, smart phones can be a digital wallet, monitor the activity in the house because it is integrated with CCTV, to order a taxi just a few clicks.
Enterprise hardware component providers compete to design phones that are smarter brains. Internet companies focus on developing services for mobile devices. Banking industry use it as a means of payment. No less intense, cellular operators maximize the mobile phone functions as a tool that can "talk" to the engine.
High-resolution screen and flexible
The mobile phone manufacturers will design the sleek screen. They enlarge the display area and increase the resolution to a level high definition (HD).
Latest mobile phone named HTC Droid DNA is equipped with a 5-inch display with full-HD resolution. Apple will still carry the Retina Display technology that makes the color saturation so much sharper.
Some manufacturers also have designed a flexible screen. Screens that can be folded and rolled. He no longer use glass, but plastic. However, users still get the experience as above navigation touch screen. This technology is a nightmare end to the broken cell phone screen.
Increasingly fast processors
The year 2012 can be called as the early stages of mobile presence with a four-core processor (quad-core). In 2013 it is not possible there are manufacturers that make phones with eight processor core (octo-core).
Improved performance on these processors is also accompanied by a power-efficient system design and large capacity battery. This is all done so that the phone has a long life.
Mobile phone with high performance will incarnate as "portable game console". Games are played Angry Birds no longer classmates. More than that, its use will run the heavyweight game that takes a lot of memory and need the support of a high-resolution screen.
Photography phones and social media
Enterprise social networking giants like Facebook and Twitter increasingly focus on developing services for mobile devices. Why? Of course, as more and more users are accessing social networks from mobile phones and tablets.
This trend reinforces the trend of mobile devices mobile photography. Action to show off photos will satisfy your social networking timeline, ranging from photos of the food, scenery tourist area, close-up to your friend's face with various expressions. Less complete it if the pictures were not exposed to the touch of editing wide service Instagram, Snapseed, and so on.
Some internet companies too talkative provide photo filter feature for mobile device applications. Call it the Twitter and Flickr, who has just given photo filter feature for applications on Android phones and the iPhone.
Welcome to BlackBerry 10
Would be clever if the operating system BlackBerry 10? We will get the answer after Research In Motion (RIM) released on January 30, 2013. Shortly after that, the BlackBerry 10 smartphones will be available in the market.
This Canadian company is busy building the application ecosystem for the BlackBerry 10. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has promised to provide a popular application for BlackBerry 10.
Some analysts predict, BlackBerry 10 charm can not resist the superiority of the iPhone and Android in the smart phone industry. But wait, RIM has made major changes to the BlackBerry 10. This operating system is designed to be beautiful, smooth performance, and feature rich.
In addition to the BlackBerry 10, the smart phone industry is also enlivened by a Windows Phone 8 operating system from Microsoft. Besides Nokia and HTC, a manufacturer of smart phones have set up products that use Windows Phone 8. He appeared with a tempting selection of bright colorful casing.
Microsoft makes it easy to purchase paid applications on Windows Phone with pulse cut method (operator billing).
People-to-machine
Start 2013, cellular operators in Indonesia are not only focused add individual customers, they will find customers people-to-machine.
More and more electronic products that utilize SIM card GSM and 3G networks. Your smart phone will be connected with the machines. Call it the CCTV cameras, alarms, door sensors, gas sensors, and so on, all of it can now be monitored through smart phones.
This kind of service is mostly targeting the corporate segment. However, do not rule out the possibility of consumer segments is also interested and willing to pay a premium for these services because they are looking for added value for all household and business activities can be monitored.
Digital wallet
Near Field Communication (NFC) to change the function of the phone as a digital wallet. Later, you can pay for groceries at the supermarket just by phone.
Some developed countries have been prepared to advance this technology, but it seems not to Indonesia, given the electronic payment ecosystem that has not been strong. This needs to be supported by the banking industry, restaurants, supermarkets, and the telecommunications industry itself.
Obviously smart phone is not just a tool to make phone calls and SMS. Mobile phone technology advances so rapidly followed by the rapid adoption of the community as well. The era of mobile devices makes even the computer industry declined. Global technology trends will shift to mobile devices, especially mobile devices has provided nearly a million applications.
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